Two managed VMware clouds that both let you drop Broadcom-direct pricing while keeping vSphere. They optimize for different things: LightEdge leads with audited compliance, in-house security, and a central-US footprint; 11:11 leads with disaster recovery at scale. Here's the honest breakdown.
| Area | LightEdge | 11:11 Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Compliance-first private cloud and colocation on VMware, central US | VMware-native cloud built from iland, Green Cloud, and Sungard AS, with national reach |
| Compliance & audits | Audited facilities with HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and HITRUST attestations you can hand to auditors | Compliance-capable across major frameworks; strong, but recovery is the headline |
| Security operations | In-house security and compliance practice, managed services oriented to regulated workloads | Solid managed security; available as part of the platform |
| DR & backup | DR and backup available and well-run, one capability among several | First-class DRaaS on Zerto and Veeam, inherited from iland and Sungard AS recovery |
| Geography / data residency | Owned, audited data centers concentrated in central US, strong for heartland data-residency needs | Broader national and global presence |
| Legacy systems | Rare IBM i / AIX hosting via Connectria, useful when the estate includes Power systems | Focused on x86 VMware workloads |
| Support model | High-touch, named engineering attention for regulated clients | Enterprise support across a larger customer base |
| Scale & breadth | Regional specialist, deliberately focused | Larger platform and product breadth, including backup and security portfolios |
| Best fit | Regulated, audit-driven, central-US organizations, and estates with IBM Power workloads | DR-led buyers who want a VMware cloud and recovery from one vendor at scale |
LightEdge is the stronger choice when compliance is the point, not a checkbox. Healthcare, financial services, and government-adjacent organizations get audited facilities and an in-house compliance practice spanning HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and HITRUST, with attestations that go straight into an audit binder. The central-US footprint matters more than buyers expect: for organizations headquartered in the heartland, it keeps data resident close to home and latency low, and it gives you an owned, audited facility rather than space in someone else's multi-tenant region. LightEdge is also one of the few providers that will host IBM i and AIX alongside your VMware estate through Connectria, so a single partner can carry both the x86 and the Power side of a mixed environment. Add high-touch, named-engineer support, and it's a natural fit for teams that have to prove their controls every year.
11:11 is the stronger choice when disaster recovery is the center of gravity. It absorbed the iland and Sungard AS recovery businesses, and DRaaS on Zerto and Veeam is a first-class product rather than an add-on. If your project is really a resilience project, replicate production into a provider cloud, orchestrate failover, prove RTO and RPO, 11:11 has the deepest bench here. It also brings more breadth, with backup and security portfolios and a larger national and global footprint, which helps if you expect to consolidate several services with one vendor.
If your decision is driven by audits, data residency, or a mixed VMware-plus-IBM-Power environment, LightEdge gives you provable compliance and owned facilities without the multi-tenant guesswork, and it carries Broadcom licensing so you keep vSphere for materially less than a direct renewal. Choose 11:11 when managed DRaaS at scale is the headline requirement. Many shortlists end up testing both, which is exactly what a free assessment is for.
You answer to auditors, want owned and audited central-US facilities, value named-engineer support, or need IBM i / AIX hosted alongside your VMware workloads.
Disaster recovery is the primary driver, you want DRaaS on Zerto and Veeam from a recovery-first vendor, or you're consolidating backup, security, and cloud with one larger provider.
LightEdge is built compliance-first: audited facilities and an in-house security and compliance practice spanning HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and HITRUST, with attestations clients can hand straight to auditors. 11:11 is compliance-capable and strong on recovery, but when provable controls and data residency are the priority, LightEdge is usually the cleaner fit.
11:11 Systems. DR is a first-class product there, built on Zerto and Veeam and inherited from the iland and Sungard AS recovery businesses. LightEdge also delivers DR and backup well, but recovery is one capability inside a compliance-first platform rather than the headline.
Yes. Both run VMware-based clouds and carry the Broadcom relationship at scale, so you keep vSphere, vCenter, and your tooling while typically paying 25 to 40 percent below a direct renewal. The deciding factors are compliance, geography, support, and DR depth.
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